A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 389: It is better to be affectionate than to be ruthless

(Monroe)

After arriving in New York, Lu Cheng has been asking his subordinates to investigate the situation of local gangs.

At this time, New York had a large influx of immigrants, and the population was very mixed, so naturally gangs from different countries were formed.

At present, some of the larger gangs are basically backed by mafia families. There are also some scattered small gangs that engage in theft, robbery, and selling cigarettes and contraband.

Of course, Lu Cheng’s understanding of the local gang forces was also to obtain some intelligence in advance to avoid being confused about the situation when conflicts occurred in the future.

As for his younger brothers, they were just a force used for self-protection.

Lu Cheng was not going to get involved in those illegal businesses. After all, he had legitimate businesses and was making money quite quickly. There was no need to compete with those gangs for the cake, which would lead to fights and unnecessary trouble.

Of course, if someone dared to come to his door, Lu Cheng would not be polite. With guns and power in hand, he had the ability to protect himself and the ability to fight back.

After the cosmetics company's business got on track, Lu Cheng also began to purchase land and farmland in various places.

Lu Cheng bought a farm with his original identity and became a farmer.

When you have nothing to do, it's nice to go to the farm and enjoy the rural scenery.

Of course, enjoying life is inseparable from women, and Lu Cheng will not treat himself badly in this regard.

After taking the strengthening pills, Malena's physique has reached more than sixteen points. Compared with ordinary women, she is indeed one or two times better, but she is still far behind Lu Cheng, who has a physique of 28 points.

With Lu Cheng's conditions, it is very easy for him to find a woman, but he doesn't like ordinary women.

The pornography industry in the United States is actually very developed, but Lu Cheng naturally would not look for those women.

Considering that the Hollywood film industry was developing at that time, and Lu Cheng's tablet computer stored a huge amount of film, television, and music resources, Lu Cheng planned to set up an entertainment company in Hollywood, which would allow him to make money through the film and television industry, select and train a group of female stars, and also hold beauty pageants.

In the autumn of 1941, Lu Cheng flew to Los Angeles and established a film and television entertainment company called "Universe Entertainment". He recruited a group of talents with high salaries and filmed a classic low-budget Hollywood movie from the 50s. He quickly became famous in the industry.

Immediately afterwards, Universe Entertainment sent out a group of scouts to discover some young, beautiful and well-built girls to become the company's artist trainees.

When scouts were recruiting, Lu Cheng specifically sent people to look for a girl named "Norma Jean Mortensen".

It took several scouts a week to find the 15-year-old "Norma Jean Mortenson" in the home of a woman named Grace based on some information provided by Lu Cheng.

This fifteen-year-old girl was just an orphan who had been repeatedly fostered, abandoned, and moved to more than a dozen families. She had no fame.

However, a few years later, she changed her name to another one, which became very popular. Her new name was "Marilyn Monroe".

As an illegitimate child, Monroe never knew who her father was. When she was two and a half years old, Monroe was sent to a special foster family by her mother. It was not until she was seven years old that Monroe's mother bought a house and she was taken back to live with her mother.

But within a few months, Monroe's mother was sent to a mental hospital because of a mental illness, and Monroe was entrusted to the care of her mother's good friend Grace.

Grace took care of Monroe for two years. When Monroe was nine years old, Grace got married and sent Monroe to an orphanage in Los Angeles.

After that, Monroe was frequently adopted and abandoned, and within five or six years, she was passed around by 12 families. The reason these families adopted Monroe was just for the government's $5 monthly subsidy.

Until this year, Monroe was adopted again by Grace.

When the scout found Grace's home, Grace was preparing to move to the East Coast and abandon Monroe again.

Lu Cheng directly asked Mrs. Moore and her professional managers to meet Ms. Grace together. Mrs. Moore came forward and temporarily adopted Nona, saying that she discovered Monroe's potential and wanted to train her to become a movie star.

Ms. Grace went to Universal Entertainment to investigate and confirmed that it was a legitimate company. She received one thousand US dollars and happily handed Norma over to Mrs. Moore.

After all the formalities were completed, Lu Cheng also met this girl who had a bright future.

At this time, Norma, after being adopted and abandoned more than a dozen times, was already tired of living under the care of others, but did not want to go back to the orphanage. She was very sensitive, but had to pretend to be well-behaved and obedient.

Looking at the girl in front of him, Lu Cheng asked the first question: "Norma, do you want to go back to school?"

Hearing this, Norma looked up at Lu Cheng, with a look of disbelief in her eyes: "Are you really willing to send me to school?"

"Of course, as long as you are willing to study, I can ask Mrs. Moore to send you to the best school in Los Angeles."

"Then...what if I get into college? Will you still let me continue studying?"

"If you are able to go to college and are willing to continue your studies, I can support you throughout your studies."

When Norma heard this, there was light in her eyes for the first time: "Really? You won't lie to me, right?"

"of course not."

"Thank you. What's your name?"

"Lu Cheng, or, you can call me brother."

In fact, Monroe's life was also a tragic one. She was transferred from one foster home to another since she was a child and suffered from the cold shoulder. She got married in a hurry at the age of 16, just because she didn't want to be sent to an orphanage again.

After being discovered by a Hollywood film company, the film company has been portraying Monroe as a brainless blonde beauty, just treating her as a sexy vase. Monroe likes to read books and constantly improve her acting skills. She also always hopes to play some film and television dramas with connotation, but the company only likes her face and figure.

Monroe had protested to the company many times, saying that she did not want to go the sexy route, but the company threatened to freeze her out and spread the news about Monroe's promiscuous private life.

Monroe was powerless to resist this.

Before her death, Monroe once said: "Hollywood is willing to pay a lot of money for a kiss from me, but no one is willing to pay a penny to understand my soul."

Perhaps, what she longed to be recognized for was never her appearance, but her inner beauty.

However, what Monroe wanted most at this time was a home and a chance to study.

Lu Cheng has many homes, and he doesn't mind giving this girl a home, or letting many poor girls have a home.

Lu Cheng never denied that he was a vulgar man who was greedy for money and lustful.

But Lu Cheng will also be responsible for every woman he has, and he will never treat any woman unfairly as long as she is willing to follow him.

It is always better to be affectionate than to be heartless, and live a carefree life until old age.